Yonder Saturday is International Talk Like A Pirate Day, so to celebrate this fine occasion, see this here guide to pirate lingo.

Ahoy: Hey! Arrr: Yes, I agree, I'm happy Avast: Stop! Aye: Yes Bilge Rat: an insult Black spot: to be 'placin' the black spot' be markin' someone for death. As in Treasure Island. Booty: treasure Bung hole – Food on a ship were stored in wooden casks. The stopper in the barrel is called the bung, and the hole is called the bung hole. Buccanneer: a pirate who be answerin' to no man or blasted government. By the Powers!: an exclamation, uttered by Long John Silver in Treasure Island! Cat o' nine tails: whip for floggin' mutineers Corsair: a pirate who be makin' his berth in the Med-...Medi-...that sea 'tween Spain and Africa, aye! Davy Jones' Locker: the bottom o' the sea, where the souls of dead men lie Doubloons: pieces of gold... Fiddlers Green: the private heaven where pirates be goin' when they die. Furner: a ship which be yer own, not one ye steal an' plunder. Gentlemen o' fortune: a slightly more positive term fer pirates! Go on the account: to embark on a piratical cruise Grog: A pirate's favorite drink. Hornpipe: Both a single-reeded musical instrument sailors often had aboard ship, and a spirited dance that sailors do. Jack: a flag or a sailor Jolly Roger: the skull and crossbones, the pirate flag! Keelhaul: a truly vicious punishment where a scurvy dog be tied to a rope and dragged along the barnacle-encrusted bottom of a ship. They not be survivin' this. Landlubber: "Land-lover," someone not used to life onboard a ship. Lass: A woman. Lily-livered: faint o' heart Loaded to the Gunwales (pron. gunnels): drunk Matey: A shipmate or a friend. Me Beauty: A lovely lady Me hearty: a friend or shipmate. Me: My. Pieces o' eight: pieces o' silver which can be cut into eights to be givin' small change. Privateer: a pirate officially sanctioned by a national power Scallywag: A bad person. A scoundrel. Scurvy dog!: another fine insult! Shiver me timbers!: an exclamation of surprise, to be shouted most loud. Smartly: do something quickly. Son of a Biscuit Eater: a derogatory term indicating a son of a sailor Sprogs: raw, untrained recruits Squadron: a group of ten or less warships Squiffy: a buffoon Swaggy: a scurvy cur's ship what ye be intendin' to loot! Swashbucklin': fightin' and carousin' on the high seas! Sweet trade: the career of piracy Thar: The opposite of "here." Walk the plank: this one be obvious. Wench: a lady, although ye gents not be wantin' to use this around a lady who be stronger than ye. Wi' a wannion: wi' a curse, or wi' a vengeance. Boldly, loudly! Yo-ho-ho: Pirate laughter